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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
agreeing
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From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading At least, there was none for the boys; Sam found an ancient crust of bread along the track and made the most of it.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wayne’s ill luck stayed with him and at a little after twelve he sought the corner near the post office and found June already on hand.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At least, there was none for the boys; Sam found an ancient crust of bread along the track and made the most of it.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading At least, there was none for the boys; Sam found an ancient crust of bread along the track and made the most of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At least, there was none for the boys; Sam found an ancient crust of bread along the track and made the most of it.
any
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From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least, there was none for the boys; Sam found an ancient crust of bread along the track and made the most of it.
boys
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From this reading At least, there was none for the boys; Sam found an ancient crust of bread along the track and made the most of it.
bread
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From this reading At least, there was none for the boys; Sam found an ancient crust of bread along the track and made the most of it.
breakfast
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From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
carrying
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
cases
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
cents
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
climb
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
copious
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From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
corner
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From this reading Wayne’s ill luck stayed with him and at a little after twelve he sought the corner near the post office and found June already on hand.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
crust
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From this reading At least, there was none for the boys; Sam found an ancient crust of bread along the track and made the most of it.
draughts
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From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
drummer's
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
earned
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From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
eat
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From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
eight
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From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
enormous
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
find
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At least, there was none for the boys; Sam found an ancient crust of bread along the track and made the most of it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least, there was none for the boys; Sam found an ancient crust of bread along the track and made the most of it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
hand
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From this reading Wayne’s ill luck stayed with him and at a little after twelve he sought the corner near the post office and found June already on hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wayne’s ill luck stayed with him and at a little after twelve he sought the corner near the post office and found June already on hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wayne’s ill luck stayed with him and at a little after twelve he sought the corner near the post office and found June already on hand.
hour
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
ill
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From this reading Wayne’s ill luck stayed with him and at a little after twelve he sought the corner near the post office and found June already on hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At least, there was none for the boys; Sam found an ancient crust of bread along the track and made the most of it.
June
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From this reading Wayne’s ill luck stayed with him and at a little after twelve he sought the corner near the post office and found June already on hand.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least, there was none for the boys; Sam found an ancient crust of bread along the track and made the most of it.
less
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
luck
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From this reading Wayne’s ill luck stayed with him and at a little after twelve he sought the corner near the post office and found June already on hand.
lunch-room
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
made
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From this reading At least, there was none for the boys; Sam found an ancient crust of bread along the track and made the most of it.
meet
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From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
minutes
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
money
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From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
most
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From this reading At least, there was none for the boys; Sam found an ancient crust of bread along the track and made the most of it.
near
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From this reading Wayne’s ill luck stayed with him and at a little after twelve he sought the corner near the post office and found June already on hand.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading At least, there was none for the boys; Sam found an ancient crust of bread along the track and made the most of it.
noon
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From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
office
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From this reading Wayne’s ill luck stayed with him and at a little after twelve he sought the corner near the post office and found June already on hand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wayne’s ill luck stayed with him and at a little after twelve he sought the corner near the post office and found June already on hand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
other
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From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
parted
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From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
PARTS
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From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
period
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
post
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From this reading Wayne’s ill luck stayed with him and at a little after twelve he sought the corner near the post office and found June already on hand.
SAM
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From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
sample
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
sought
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From this reading Wayne’s ill luck stayed with him and at a little after twelve he sought the corner near the post office and found June already on hand.
station
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From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
stayed
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From this reading Wayne’s ill luck stayed with him and at a little after twelve he sought the corner near the post office and found June already on hand.
stools
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
store
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
sum
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
tank
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From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
There
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From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading At least, there was none for the boys; Sam found an ancient crust of bread along the track and made the most of it.
twelve
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From this reading Wayne’s ill luck stayed with him and at a little after twelve he sought the corner near the post office and found June already on hand.
twenty
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
two
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
uptown
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From this reading At a little after eight they parted, agreeing to meet uptown at noon so that should one or the other have earned any money they might eat.
waiting-room
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From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
water
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From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
WAYNE
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From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
Wayne's
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From this reading Wayne’s ill luck stayed with him and at a little after twelve he sought the corner near the post office and found June already on hand.
well
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From this reading June had the enormous sum of twenty cents, earned by carrying a drummer’s sample cases from store to store for a period of well over an hour, and it took the boys something less than two minutes to find a lunch-room and climb to a couple of stools.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WAYNE PARTS WITH SAM There was no breakfast the next morning other than copious draughts of water from the tank in the station waiting-room.
